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Leea guineensis
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Yaekela, Tshopo, Central DRC
Photo: Bart Wursten
Yaekela, Tshopo, Central DRC
Photo: Bart Wursten
Yaekela, Tshopo, Central DRC
Photo: Bart Wursten
Yaekela, Tshopo, Central DRC
Photo: Bart Wursten
Yaekela, Tshopo, Central DRC
Photo: Bart Wursten
Yaekela, Tshopo, Central DRC
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree with soft-wooded, hairless branches. Leaves compound, mostly 2-pinnate, sometimes 3-pinnate at the base; rhachis with reddish swellings at the insertion of the pinnae; pinnae up to 5, imparipinnate mostly with 3-5 leaflets; leaflets elliptic, pointed at the apex, 4-20 cm long, hairless or pubescent on the veins beneath, somewhat discolorous; margin toothed; petiole c. 12 cm long. Inflorescences usually 2-branched up to 20 cm in diameter; branches reddish. Flowers globose in bud, 2-5 mm in diameter, red outside, orange or yellowish inside. Fruit up to 8 mm in diameter, hairless with a persistent calyx, red turning black when ripe. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | guineensis: of Guinea, referring to West Africa in general. |
| Habitat: | In swamp forest and along forest margins, often as a secondary pioneer in clearings. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa and Southeast Asia. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Monday 30 September 2024 |
| Literature: |
Wild, H. (1966). Leeaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Pages 494 - 495. Under Leeaceae (Includes a picture). |
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Flora of Burundi: Leea guineensisFlora of Malawi: Leea guineensis
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Flora of Zambia: Leea guineensis
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Leea guineensis
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Leea guineensisBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Leea guineensis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Leea guineensis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Leea guineensis
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iNaturalist: Leea guineensis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Leea guineensis
JSTOR Plant Science: Leea guineensis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Leea guineensis
Plants of the World Online: Leea guineensis
Tropicos: Leea guineensis
Wikipedia: Leea guineensis
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